First Known Use: 1884
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batholith
noun bath·o·lith \ˈba-thə-ˌlith\
Definition of BATHOLITH
: a great mass of intruded igneous rock that for the most part stopped in its rise a considerable distance below the surface
— bath·o·lith·ic \ˌba-thə-ˈli-thik\ adjective
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Origin of BATHOLITH
Greek bathos depth + International Scientific Vocabulary -lith
Rhymes with BATHOLITH
be friends with, come out with, come up with, complete with, coppersmith, dispense with, eolith, fall in with, gastrolith, Granny Smith, have done with, Hindemith, laccolith, make off with, megalith, metalsmith, microlith, monolith, neolith, put up with, reckon with, run off with, silversmith, take up with, walk off with, xenolith
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